Medicine

W. Knaus, E. Draper, D. Wagner, J. Zimmerman

1985.9.29CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

DOI: 10.1097/00003246-198510000-00009

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The form and validation results of APACHE II, a severity of disease classification system that uses a point score based upon initial values of 12 routine physiologic measurements, age, and previous health status, are presented.

Abstract

This paper presents the form and validation results of APACHE II, a severity of disease classification system. APACHE II uses a point score based upon initial values of 12 routine physiologic measurements, age, and previous health status to provide a general measure of severity of disease. An increa

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KNAUS, W., et al. APACHE II: A severity of disease classification system. CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 1985, 13: 818–829.